Orioles beat O's in intrasquad game

The home Orioles beat the road O’s 1-0 in their 4 ½-inning intrasquad game Thursday at Ed Smith Stadium.

Some of the highlights:

*Steve Pearce, trying to make the team, robbed Xavier Avery of a home run in the first inning, timing his jump perfectly and pulling the ball back over the right-field fence.

*Chris Tillman struck out two of the three batters he faced in his inning of work.

*Mark Hendrickson, trying to convert into a side-arm reliever, retired five batters in his outing. All pitchers were on a pitch count. Four of the outs came on ground balls.

*Catcher Matt Wieters accounted for the only run, taking a Troy Patton offering over the left-field wall.

*Nolan Reimold, coming off neck surgery, played and flied out. He also played left field.

*Pedro Strop struck out two of the three batters he faced.

Afterward, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said left-hander Zach Britton would start the O’s spring-training opener on Saturday at Ed Smith against the Twins, with Jake Arrieta following Britton. On Sunday Jair Jurrjens gets the start at the Toronto Blue Jays.

Doug Fernandes

Doug Fernandes is an award-winning journalist at the Herald Tribune. He has observed the sports scene in Sarasota since 1987.

Last modified: February 21, 2013
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